The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-29
RED AND BLACK SOCIALISTS.
They Rely Upon a Business Panic to Aid
Them in Obtaining Control of Affairs.


They Rely Upon Business Panic to Aid
Them in Obtaining Control of Affairs.
Chicago Special
A few days ago these dispatches contained
report about projected combination OF the
three principal socialistsc organizations in this
Countrywide Red International the Black In
ternational and the Socalistic Labor party.
While the aims and designs of the so-called
Black In ternational, or the International Work
ing Peoples Association, thanks to the Anarch-
lists trial, have become widely known, nobody
knew or hardly heard of the Red Inter
national, or the international Workmens Asso-
citation, as being specific organization of So
ciaists along the Pacific coast This organiza-
ton was founded in San Francisco
1885 1t was organized in all the principal
cities throughout the Western States after the
mode of the Knights of Labor assemblies, and is
by far more secret than that organization 1t is
now authoritatively announced by an organ of
the Socialists that the leader of the Reds pro-
poses there shall be an uprising in 1889 What
would occur were the uprising he counts sue
cessful Is thus outlined: tine circumstances
which may permit decisive action will probably
be these: In 1889 the present panic approaches
climax. It will be widespread and alarming,
companied by closed factories, starving workers.
rioting and the of military force. 1t may
even complicated by bitter class feeling, result
III suppression of the rights of free speech
meeting and press. Until then, unless the whole
people are aroused, it is the duty of the wise So
cialist to hold aloof from riots in special locai-
ties. SO
THE time is not yet ripe for success we have
counted our heads, and we know it. To strike
this year would be to slaughter our best people
and put back the cause a hundred years. No;
| at present we must be wise as serpents but
| harmless doves. We must take advantage of
| it for agitation and education only. We must
| speak much and act not at all. When the work
| ing people hungry their brains weaken.
One year of panic means trebling of our forces
| at the very least. And while. with present
l00,0 900 Socialists. forcibie action is impossible,
| with 400, 900 what the next panic will give US
if we manage wisely we hold the game in our
! own hands.
I'VE have, perhaps until 1889, time in which
| to perfect our plans. That year in Europe will
| surely bring grave results. In America, il
| figures. lie not. another panic greater deeper,
| and more widespread than the preceding will
| be upon US. Then, and not till them may we
risk cast Of the iron die Then may we strike
| to wiu.e
| The article states that they expect to have in
the United States in 1889 at least 800 900 earnest
! Socialists, divided somewhat as follows: Chit
caeo, 25000 New York, %. 900; in the New Eng
land factory States, 100 900; in the central coal
| and iron region 100 600: in Colorado and the
Western States. so. 200; on the Pacific coast. So,
| 600; In the Atlantic and Southern cities, alto
| gether, 100 000 and scattering at various points
in towns and villages 90 600 more.
1.-The panic comes, the public are excited, out
breaks occur the large centers revolt. the places
| where but few Socialists exist made points
for railying of the conservative element
In these small places it should be made the
duty of the Socialists there presiding, secretly
and with all the aid of science in destructive
| warfare, to raise suf6cen turmoil to keep the
| conservatives busy at home Meanwhile in
large centers bold measures should be taken
| Our people should head, lead and control the
| popular revolt; should seize the places of power;
| should lay hands upon the machinery of the
| government. Once installed in power the rev.
| dictionary committee should follow this course
| OF act: " The DEGREES should at once be- pro-
| mugated and enforced"
| It is proposed to make Chicago the headcuar-
| ters of the uprising III 1889. which is to follow
the combination of the different branches of the
! Internationalists, aad quite elaborate pro-
| gramme is outlined Of the manner in which the
| style of the government will be changed after
the revolt has proved successful. The year 1889
is also the one decided in 1856 by the National
| Federation Of Trades as the one in which the
eight-hour rule should go into effect.